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FL S0708

Bill

Status

Failed

4/30/2010

Primary Sponsor

Carey Baker

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Origin

Senate

2010 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends the definition of "legally authorized person" under Florida's Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services Act to establish a specific priority order for directing disposition of human remains

  • Adds military service members as a priority class: persons designated on the Department of Defense Record of Emergency Data (DD Form 93) who died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, Reserve Forces, or National Guard take priority after the decedent's own written directions

  • Maintains existing priority classes in order: surviving spouse (unless arrested for domestic violence contributing to death), adult children, parents, adult siblings, adult grandchildren, grandparents, and other next of kin

  • Allows funeral establishments to act on authorization from one person in a priority class if that person represents no objection exists from others in the same class or higher priority classes

  • Takes effect upon becoming law

Legislative Description

Disposition of Human Remains [CPSC]

Last Action

Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1152 (Ch. 2010-125)

4/30/2010

Committee Referrals

Military Affairs and Domestic Security3/8/2010
Banking and Insurance12/17/2009

Full Bill Text

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